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above is pastor and auntie, below is pastor and her daughter in Butare

Hmm, so Megan and I have been busy lately. We made a new friend named Mireille, who lives in Yamirambo. She is home for vacation from school in Kampala, Uganda, and goes back Monday. Megans dad is probably coming in a few weeks, and we are planning on taking the 8 hour bus ride up to Kampala. Hopefully we will get to see Mireille too. I think it will be very interesting going to Uganda for a few days.

All this week there is a crusade led by Muzungus (white people). We met Mireille in town on Tuesday and on Wednesday to go to the crusade which was fun, and we fulfilled our craving for ice cream! Although, on Tuesday apparently it was just praying and preparation, and we walked around the huge field that it is taking place at seven times praying and singing. It reminded me the of the battle at Jerico, where the Israelites walked around the city 7 times, and the walls of the enemy fell down. No matter, the second night, there were hundreds of people there. We all crowded around the stage singing and dancing to worship songs. When people worship here they dance around with huge smiles on their faces, as if they are having the time of their lives, and other times they raise their arms up with tears streaming down their faces. It always makes me wonder what pains and struggles they have in their lives.

On Tuesday night as we were walking home from the bus stop, we were a bit nervous and while walking at full speed, we passed a young lady on the side of the road crying. We didn't know if we should try and talk to her, because it was dark, but we decided we couldn't just pass her by. It turned out she was stranded here with her 2 month baby, and needed to go home, which is a 4 hour bus ride South. It is interesting how no one stops until they see we do, and then a huge crowd soon gathers.

Megan and I have been traveling alone, and going places by ourselves a lot lately. It is a nice feeling being free in Africa. yesterday as we were walking we ran into one of my Students Josianne, and she had us come over to her house to have lunch and tea. They drink tea here atleast 2 times a day. It is really good, they put milk and tons of sugar in it. =) ~Even better than the tea Tory and I would have, while playing smash brothers.~ We tried to explain what the word pets meant, which was difficult. We said we have dogs sleep in our house and feed them, and she was like "WHAT, don't they eat the little kids?" We told her no, but she wasn't convinced.

Last Saturday was disappointing because we were not able to work with the women in teaching crafts. We usually go to pray at this lady's house but her landowner said that we could not gather there anymore, so we did not have a place to meet with the women. Pastor went to the city to ask for a place to teach the women, and it looks like we will be able to teach them for a month somewhere in the district. I am really excited to teach the crafts, and I am praying that it will work out. I believe 24 women will be attending.

Right now we are at the psychiatric ward we took Andre to a few weeks ago. Megan got the doctors email and we came back to talk with him, and hopefully we will be able to job shadow. He has patients so he let us into his office to wait, and we are on his computer.